| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Chelidae |
- Genus
- species – Common Name
- Acanthochelys
- (4 species) – South American Sideneck Turtle
- Chellis
- (1 species) – Matamata Turtle
- Chelodina
- (11 species) – Snakeneck Turtle
- Elseya
- (4 species) – Australian Snapping Turtle
- Emdura
- (6 species) – Australian River Turtle
- Hydromedusa
- (2 species) – South American Snakeneck Turtle
- Phrynops
- (12 species) – Toadhead Turtle
- Platemys
- (1 species) – Twistneck Turtle
- Pseudemydura
- (1 species) – Swamp Turtle
- Rheodytes
- (1 species) – Fitzroy River Turtle
